Fill your cauldron with water.
Focusing on the specific intention for each ingredient, add your other ingredients to the cauldron of water one at a time.
Add the bay leaf last, after whispering your specific wishes for the impending season to the leaf. If you want, you can inscribe the leaf with a word, sigil, rune, or bindrune representing your wish.
Bring the cauldron to a boil, then reduce to a simmer. While the water heats, optionally recite the following incantation:Cleanse and clear, cleanse and clear, Autumn's gold is almost here. Today's the day, make way, make way, for what I wish shall soon appear! By golden fruit and verdant leaf, by open heart and true belief, by anise star and cinnamon fire, I now receive my heart's desire! Simmer for as long as necessary to fill your home and lift your spirits with the desired energy and aroma. As the water level falls, be sure to add more water to prevent burning.
When the spell is done, remove the cauldron from the heat, allow everything to cool, pour out liquids onto the earth, and add solid remains to the compost if possible, thanking the ingredients for their contribution to your magical working.